| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Christopher Powell (fresh) SG - James Warren (fresh) SF - Amos Bray (fresh) PF - Michael McGrapth (fresh) C - Jason Case (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Richard Alford (fresh) SG - John Lee (fresh) SF - Curtis May (fresh) PF - Lawrence Heath (fresh) C - Paul Philpott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Case wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael McGrapth misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael McGrapth tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Colorado | Lawrence Heath snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Colorado | Richard Alford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Colorado | Paul Philpott tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | California, Santa Cruz | James Warren makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Powell | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Colorado | Jason Case denies the turnaround by Paul Philpott | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Amos Bray | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Powell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | California, Santa Cruz | The offensive rebound goes to James Warren | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Case scores on a shot from close range set up by Amos Bray | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Colorado | John Lee is hacked by Michael McGrapth - foul #1 on Michael McGrapth, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | Colorado | Paul Philpott is called for traveling | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Case dunks the ball set up by James Warren and he's fouled by John Lee - foul #1 on John Lee, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 17:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Case makes the free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:33 | Colorado | Richard Alford buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Lee | 7-4 |
| 17:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Amos Bray misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:10 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Lawrence Heath | 7-4 |
| 17:03 | Colorado | Michael McGrapth picks off the pass by Richard Alford | 7-4 |
| 16:40 | California, Santa Cruz | James Warren misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Powell loses the ball out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Basil Ernest (PG), John Molinaro (SG), Harry Tusing (SF), Kevin Davis (PF), Richard Donato (C) Christopher Powell, James Warren, Amos Bray, Michael McGrapth, Jason Case | |
| Subs | Colorado | Casey Sangster (PG), James Malinovsky (SG), Shane Moore (SF), James Chen (C) Richard Alford, John Lee, Curtis May, Paul Philpott | |
| 16:09 | Colorado | Shane Moore misses the lay-in | 7-4 |
| 16:07 | Colorado | James Chen gets the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:56 | Colorado | The short jumper by Lawrence Heath is denied by Kevin Davis | 7-4 |
| 15:54 | Colorado | Lawrence Heath gets the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Basil Ernest (fresh) SG - John Molinaro (fresh) SF - Harry Tusing (fresh) PF - Kevin Davis (fresh) C - Richard Donato (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Casey Sangster (fresh) SG - James Malinovsky (fresh) SF - Shane Moore (fresh) PF - Lawrence Heath (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Chen (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Colorado | James Chen comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Donato - foul #1 on Richard Donato, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Meacham (PF) Lawrence Heath | |
| 15:41 | Colorado | James Chen misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:41 | Colorado | James Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Casey Sangster picks off the pass by John Molinaro | 7-5 |
| 15:17 | Colorado | Casey Sangster hits the finger roll | 7-7 |
| 14:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Basil Ernest hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:56 | Colorado | The rebound goes to James Chen | 7-7 |
| 14:52 | Colorado | James Malinovsky drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Casey Sangster | 7-10 |
| 14:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Harry Tusing buries a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Jason Meacham - foul #1 on Jason Meacham, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Powell (PG), James Warren (SG), Michael McGrapth (PF), Jason Case (C) Basil Ernest, John Molinaro, Kevin Davis, Richard Donato | |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Alford (PG), John Lee (SG), Curtis May (SF), Paul Philpott (C) Casey Sangster, James Malinovsky, Jason Meacham, James Chen | |
| 14:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Harry Tusing makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:18 | Colorado | Richard Alford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Powell - foul #1 on Christopher Powell, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Amos Bray (SF) Harry Tusing | |
| Subs | Colorado | Lawrence Heath (PF) Shane Moore | |
| 14:18 | Colorado | Richard Alford misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:18 | Colorado | Richard Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Powell makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Warren | 12-11 |
| 13:42 | Colorado | Christopher Powell is called for the reach on Richard Alford - foul #2 on Christopher Powell, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | John Molinaro (PG) Christopher Powell | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 13:33 | Colorado | Curtis May makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 13:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael McGrapth drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Warren | 14-13 |
| 13:06 | Colorado | Richard Alford loses the dribble to Michael McGrapth | 14-13 |
| 12:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael McGrapth is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Heath - foul #1 on Lawrence Heath, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Davis (PF) Michael McGrapth | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 12:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Curtis May takes the ball from Amos Bray | 14-13 |
| 12:19 | Colorado | Richard Alford can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Amos Bray - foul #1 on Amos Bray, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Basil Ernest (PG) John Molinaro | |
| Subs | Colorado | Shane Moore (PF), James Chen (C) Lawrence Heath, Paul Philpott | |
| 12:19 | Colorado | Richard Alford makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:19 | Colorado | Richard Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Case misses badly on a shot from the right block | 14-15 |
| 12:03 | Colorado | Richard Alford grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 11:56 | Colorado | Jason Case picks off the pass by Richard Alford | 14-15 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Basil Ernest (fresh) SG - James Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Amos Bray (fresh) PF - Kevin Davis (fresh) C - Jason Case (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Richard Alford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis May (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Moore (fresh) C - James Chen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Davis clanks a turnaround in the paint | 14-15 |
| 11:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Case tips it back up and in | 16-15 |
| 11:09 | Colorado | Richard Alford is whistled for traveling | 16-15 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | John Molinaro (SG), Harry Tusing (SF), Michael McGrapth (PF) James Warren, Amos Bray, Jason Case | |
| Subs | Colorado | Casey Sangster (PG), James Malinovsky (SG), Jason Meacham (PF) Richard Alford, John Lee, Curtis May | |
| 10:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on James Chen - foul #1 on James Chen, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Lawrence Heath (PF), Paul Philpott (C) Jason Meacham, James Chen | |
| 10:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:29 | Colorado | James Malinovsky connects on the floater from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 10:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Basil Ernest is fouled on the floor by Casey Sangster - foul #1 on Casey Sangster, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Warren (SG), Richard Donato (C) Basil Ernest, Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Meacham (SF) Shane Moore | |
| 09:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Harry Tusing misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Malinovsky - foul #1 on James Malinovsky, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Chas Lanier (PG), Jason Case (C) John Molinaro, Richard Donato | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 09:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Harry Tusing misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Harry Tusing misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:52 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Lawrence Heath | 18-17 |
| 09:40 | Colorado | Casey Sangster misses the driving attempt in the lane | 18-17 |
| 09:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael McGrapth snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 09:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Casey Sangster steals it from Chas Lanier | 18-17 |
| 09:20 | Colorado | Casey Sangster lays it up and in | 18-19 |
| 08:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Harry Tusing hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 08:55 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Paul Philpott | 18-19 |
| 08:51 | Colorado | Casey Sangster scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Heath | 18-21 |
| 08:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Harry Tusing is hacked by Casey Sangster - foul #2 on Casey Sangster, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | John Molinaro (PG), Richard Donato (PF) Chas Lanier, Michael McGrapth | |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Alford (PG), John Lee (SG), Curtis May (SF), James Chen (C) Casey Sangster, James Malinovsky, Lawrence Heath, Paul Philpott | |
| 08:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Harry Tusing misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:27 | Colorado | Jason Meacham snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 08:20 | Colorado | John Lee banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Alford | 18-23 |
| 08:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Donato is whistled for a carry | 18-23 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Basil Ernest (PG), Amos Bray (SF), Kevin Davis (PF) James Warren, Harry Tusing, Jason Case | |
| Subs | Colorado | Shane Moore (PF) Jason Meacham | |
| 07:46 | Colorado | James Chen is hacked by Richard Donato - foul #2 on Richard Donato, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Nowak (PF) Richard Donato | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Basil Ernest (fresh) SG - John Molinaro (fresh) SF - Amos Bray (fresh) PF - Ronald Nowak (fresh) C - Kevin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Richard Alford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis May (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Moore (fresh) C - James Chen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Colorado | James Chen misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 18-23 |
| 07:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Davis gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 07:19 | California, Santa Cruz | John Molinaro knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 07:08 | Colorado | Curtis May clanks a floater near the basket | 20-23 |
| 07:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Davis gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 06:48 | California, Santa Cruz | John Molinaro knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Amos Bray | 23-23 |
| 06:32 | Colorado | John Lee misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 06:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Davis pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Davis lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Molinaro and he's hacked by Shane Moore - foul #1 on Shane Moore, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Warren (SG), Jason Case (C) John Molinaro, Ronald Nowak | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Malinovsky (PG), Lawrence Heath (PF), Paul Philpott (C) Richard Alford, Shane Moore, James Chen | |
| 06:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Davis makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:53 | Colorado | Paul Philpott scores on a 3 from straight away set up by John Lee | 26-26 |
| 05:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Amos Bray knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 28-26 |
| 05:09 | Colorado | Curtis May misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 05:07 | Colorado | Paul Philpott grabs the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 04:54 | Colorado | Paul Philpott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 04:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Amos Bray gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 04:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Basil Ernest double dribbles | 28-26 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | John Molinaro (PG), Harry Tusing (SF), Michael McGrapth (PF) Basil Ernest, Amos Bray, Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Alford (PG), Jason Meacham (SF), James Chen (C) John Lee, Curtis May, Paul Philpott | |
| 04:14 | Colorado | Richard Alford is fouled on the floor by James Warren - foul #1 on James Warren, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| 04:14 | Colorado | Richard Alford makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:14 | Colorado | Richard Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Harry Tusing misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-28 |
| 03:45 | Colorado | Richard Alford gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - John Molinaro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Tusing (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael McGrapth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Case (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Richard Alford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Malinovsky (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Meacham (fresh) PF - Lawrence Heath (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Chen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Colorado | Lawrence Heath misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 03:25 | Colorado | Jason Meacham tips it but misses | 28-28 |
| 03:23 | California, Santa Cruz | James Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 03:11 | California, Santa Cruz | James Warren clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Heath - foul #2 on Lawrence Heath, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Powell (PG), Richard Donato (C) John Molinaro, Jason Case | |
| Subs | Colorado | Casey Sangster (SG), Shane Moore (SF), Paul Philpott (C) James Malinovsky, Lawrence Heath, James Chen | |
| 03:11 | California, Santa Cruz | James Warren makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:11 | California, Santa Cruz | James Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:57 | Colorado | Paul Philpott is fouled on the floor by Richard Donato - foul #3 on Richard Donato, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Amos Bray (SF), Jason Case (C) James Warren, Richard Donato | |
| Subs | Colorado | Beau Roberts (SG) Richard Alford | |
| 02:57 | Colorado | Paul Philpott makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:57 | Colorado | Paul Philpott makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Harry Tusing's pass is intercepted by Casey Sangster | 30-30 |
| 02:31 | Colorado | Beau Roberts misses the easy layup | 30-30 |
| 02:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Amos Bray grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 02:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Harry Tusing double dribbles | 30-30 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Basil Ernest (SG) Harry Tusing | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Lee (SG) Beau Roberts | |
| 01:49 | Colorado | Jason Case blocks the short jumper by Paul Philpott | 30-30 |
| 01:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Powell grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 01:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Meacham takes the ball from Jason Case | 30-30 |
| 01:09 | Colorado | John Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Warren (SG), John Molinaro (SF), Ronald Nowak (PF), Kevin Davis (C) Basil Ernest, Amos Bray, Michael McGrapth, Jason Case | |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Alford (PG), Curtis May (SF), Lawrence Heath (PF), James Chen (C) Casey Sangster, Shane Moore, Jason Meacham, Paul Philpott | |
| 00:55 | California, Santa Cruz | James Warren makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Nowak | 33-30 |
| 00:50 | Colorado | John Lee knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Curtis May | 33-32 |
| 00:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Nowak scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Davis | 35-32 |
| 00:20 | Colorado | Richard Alford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 00:18 | California, Santa Cruz | John Molinaro grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 00:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Davis is hacked by James Chen - foul #2 on James Chen, team foul #10 | 35-32 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Amos Bray (SF), Harry Tusing (C) Christopher Powell, Ronald Nowak | |
| Subs | Colorado | Casey Sangster (SG) John Lee | |
| 00:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:05 | Colorado | James Chen pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 00:01 | Colorado | Curtis May misses the easy layup | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | The clock runs out | 36-32 |